SMILES
(Samuel, 1812-1904, social reformer, author of 'Self-Help' and 'Lives of the Engineers')
Autograph Letter Signed to Sir Theodore MARTIN
(1816-1909, Scottish Poet, Biographer and Translator) saying that he is "now writing out the life of James Nasmyth, Inventor of the Steam Hammer, as a sort of conclusion to my Lives of the Engineers. I am going to efface myself and write it out, from beginning to end, as an Autobiography. He has furnished me with all his notes which require a great deal of re-writing. I found in your admirable Life of the Prince Consort, a description of Nasmyths appearance at Worsley Hall ... He showed to Her Majesty and Prince Albert his Map and Drawings of the moon. I intend to quote this. But is there anything else in Her Majesty's Diary that might be given? I suspect not, as the Diary may still be private . But I thought I might mention the matter to you. I know you are in Italy at present, but I shall be glad to hear from you on your return ...", 2 sides 8vo., 8 Pembroke Gardens, Kensington, 27th February
Item Date:
1882
Stock No:
41579
£150
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SMITH
(Dodie, 1896-1990, Author of 'The Hundred & One Dalmatians')
Signature 'Dodie' and inscription
"To Ann with love from", 3½" x 2½", no place, no date,
some staining on the signature
Item Date:
0
Stock No:
39577
£30
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SMITH
(Horatio, 1779-1849, author with his brother of the literary parodies 'Rejected Addresses', 1812)
Autograph Letter Signed to Charles MacFarlane,
explaining that "Mrs Chamberlaine's to which you are going on Tuesday is a Ball" and suggesting that if he and Mr Elliott "come to our Early party first", he can order his fly "in very good time for Marlborough Place afterwards", 1 side 8vo, no place, 'Sunday Morg.' no date, c.
margins trimmed without loss, spike hole in blank portion
Item Date:
1825
Stock No:
51914
£75
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SMITH
(Horatio, 1779-1849, author with his brother of the literary parodies 'Rejected Addresses', 1812)
Autograph Letter Signed to Messrs Chapman & Hall,
asking them to send "the parcel containing the New Monthly & Ainsworth Magazines" which has not arrived, 1 side 8vo., 12 Cavendish Place, Brighton, 3rd March
neat office cancellation
Item Date:
1847
Stock No:
50616
£45
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SMITH
(John Alexander, d. 1939, Professor of Philosophy at Magdalen, Oxford)
Autograph Letter Signed to Sir Paul Vinogradoff, 1854-1925, the Russian-born legal historian,
saying he is honoured to be asked "to act as executor ... under your wills ... there is no one" other than Vinogradoff and his family "whom I am more pleased to think of as my countryman and countrywoman", recalling his "long debt ... to you all for friendship and service ... I shall be glad when you are all out of the reach of raids", 3 sides 8vo., Magdalen College, Oxford, 24th February
Item Date:
1917
Stock No:
19219
£25
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